Education

A culture of avoidance

By Michael ⋅ November 20, 2019 ⋅ Post a comment

From: Alfredo Roces <alfredo.roces@gmail.com>
Sent: Tue, June 21, 2011 4:28:04 AM
Subject: Fwd: Sagot ng Pinoy
SAGOT NG PINOY
Ang Pinoy hindi tumama-tama ang sagot kahit maayos ang tanong… 🙁
Q: Kumain ka na ba?
A: Busog pa ako.
Q: Saan kayo galing?
A: Lumabas lang kami sandali.
Q: Paano mo ginawa ‘yan?
A: Madali lang.
Q: Bakit wala ka kahapon?
A: Absent ako.
Q: Anong oras na?
A: […]

Re-editing the teaching of Philippine History and Society

By Michael ⋅ September 28, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

After teaching this course since 2007 in various colleges and more recently in 2013 at City College SF, the instructional administrator requested that courses taught after six years are mandated to be revised otherwise, they will be delisted from the catalog. I believe this to be a requirement by some arcane school district statute. Nevertheless […]

Rizal’s Tango

By Michael ⋅ June 25, 2014 ⋅ Post a comment

Proudly, my guitar teacher, Jose Ma. Pellicer, revealed that the guitar piece I was about to learn was taught by Fernando Canon. The name did not register anything to me at that time- I was not into Rizaliana then. Mr. Pellicer, added further, that this was Jose Rizal’s favorite guitar piece and, according to Fernando […]

Influential books, Part I

By Michael ⋅ July 5, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

There are a few books about the Philippine colonial experienc that I consider influential in changing how I view Filipino history for that period. For a historian, these books are a milestone because they cause a shift in one’s thinking, if not a paradigm shift at how a history is to be interpreted. Of course […]

Failed American Dreams and system failure: OFW teachers in the US

By Michael ⋅ August 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

[Caught between the irregular recruiting practices of Prince George County school district and an adverse ruling against the district to reimburse Filipino teachers hired on H1B visas. These teachers were hired for their STEM qualifications and now face deportation because the school district no longer needs them. This comes in the heels of a similar […]

Stuff you’d like to know but were afraid to ask…

By Michael ⋅ August 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Under the ebullient and easy cultural jokes of Kevin Nadal, a sad and grim story about the Filipino American psyche emerges. Dr. Nadal, an Assistant Professor of psychology at City University of New York College of Criminal Justice, grew up and went to school in the East Bay. He is therefore familiar and accustomed to […]

Developing political awareness and prowess: the role of culture and identity

By Michael ⋅ October 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Last Friday, October 3, CSUEB and the Center for Filipino Studies hosted a symposium on Filipino-American political leadership. The assemblage of speakers and guests were impressive, many of whom are battle-scarred but successful politicians who have taken their stake in Bay Area politics: Michael Guingona, former mayor of Daly City, Joe Esteves, mayor of Milpitas, […]

“Land of the Morning…”: Pilipino American Artists at Stanford, May 2, 2008

By Michael ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Recently, at Stanford University, we had the opportunity to see and hear about the works of its Pilipino American M.F.A. students Michael Arcega and Lordy Rodriguez. They join a rare cohort of Pilipino Americans artists who have gone through the Stanford M.F.A program: Stephanie Syjuco, etc. The program is unique in that much of the […]

Theater, New Media Education, You Tube & Remix

By Michael ⋅ April 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Exploiting the ease of making web digital movies, You Tube has penetrated the once privileged position of film and theater in the delivery of spectacle, entertainment and information. Its sheer viewing power (over 20 million/month), potential multiplicities (link sharing), and do-it-yourself paradigm (mashups) makes the phenomenon and the technology behind it an unavoidable competitor in […]

Pioneers of Philippine Art: Luna, Amorsolo, Zobel, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Oct 19 2006 -January 7, 2007

By Michael ⋅ November 16, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
October 20, 2006- January 7, 2007
Now exhibiting at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, a few Lunas’, a few Zobels’, and a lot of Amorsolos’. Those of you who are familiar with Philippine painting will recognize Luna, the brother of Antonio Luna, a hero of the Philippine-American War; Amorsolo, who singlehandedly […]

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